Foundation stone laid for new administration block of Supreme Court Quetta Registry

QUETTA: The foundation stone of a new, modern, state-of-the-art administration block of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Quetta Branch Registry has been laid.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar and the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court, Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail, were among the senior judicial and administrative officials who attended the ceremony. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Mir Hussain, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court Quetta Branch Registry, laid the foundation stone of the new administration block.

On the occasion, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, and Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan also took part in Tree Plantation by planting a Quetta pine sapling. Honourable judges of the Balochistan High Court, senior lawyers, judicial officers and other officials concerned were also present at the ceremony.

Rs226 million project

The new administration block will cost about Rs226 million. The project will be completed within one year. It will be built under the supervision of the Communication and Works Department.

The new administration block will provide administrative and office facilities in line with modern requirements. This will help make the administrative affairs of the Supreme Court Quetta Branch Registry more effective, orderly and better. Once the modern building is completed, officers, staff and others connected with the judicial system will also get better facilities.

At the ceremony, judicial and administrative officials stressed that providing modern infrastructure and facilities in judicial institutions would not only improve administrative capacity but also help make the delivery of justice more effective and easier.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan